Water Quality Division
Current Events
| Meeting Date | Topic | Time & Location |
| July 11, 2013 |
Wyoming Environmental Quality Council |
9:00 am July 11, 2013 Public Meeting Herschler Building Room B63 122 W. 25th St. Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| June 14, 2013 |
Wyoming Water and Waste Advisory Board |
9:00 am June 14, 2013 Public Meeting Oil and Gas Conservation Commission building 2211 King Blvd. Casper, Wyoming |
Public Notices or Public Comment Opportunities
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General
Permit Authorizations
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The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) is preparing the 2014 Wyoming Water Quality Assessment and Impaired Waters List (Integrated 305(b) and 303(d) Report). The Integrated Report (IR) is revised every two years and summarizes the water quality condition of surface waters of the state and includes the 303(d) List of waters requiring Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). Credible surface water quality data and other water quality related information may be submitted to WDEQ at any time; however, to be considered for inclusion in the 2014 Integrated Report, submissions must be received no later than July 15, 2013.
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The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council (EQC) will
consider proposed revisions to Chapter 1 of the Wyoming Department of
Environmental Quality (WDEQ), Water Quality Division’s (WQD), Water Quality
Rules and Regulations at a public hearing to be held on July 11, 2013 in
Room B63, Herschler Bldg., 122 West 25th
St., Cheyenne, Wyoming commencing at 9:00 a.m.
The EQC is accepting comments on the proposed revisions
beginning May 13, 2013. The written comment period ends at 5:00 p.m. MDT on
June 27, 2013. Comments must be
written and signed by the commenter.
Comments are to be sent to the following address: WDEQ/Water Quality
Division, 122 West 25th
Street, Herschler Building - 4W, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. Copies of
the rule package are available for review at:
http://deq.state.wy.us/wqd/watershed/surfacestandards/index.asp.
Questions and requests for copies of the proposed rule can be directed to
Lindsay Patterson at (307)777-7079 (phone), (307)777-5973 (fax) or
email
lindsay.patterson@wyo.gov.
For additional details, see the public notice.
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The Wyoming Department of
Environmental Quality (WDEQ) has received a request from Yellowstone
National Park (YNP) for State certification of U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Nationwide General Permit #13 (Bank Stabilization) for
discharge of dredged or fill material to an unnamed perennial tributary
of the Yellowstone River within YNP, and also a request from YNP for a
temporary increase of turbidity in the same unnamed perennial tributary
of the Yellowstone River within YNP.
The purpose of the project is to stabilize two segments of
streambank totaling 65 feet in length, which will include the use of ten
cubic yards of locally acquired rock.
The project will occur in Section 16, T57N, R112W; 1/3 mile NE of
Tower Junction and adjacent to the NE entrance road in the vicinity of
the Garnet Hill trailhead.
The Water Quality Division will be accepting written comments on the temporary turbidity increase through May 21, 2013. Comments should be addressed to Cathy Norris, Wyoming DEQ/WQD, Herschler Building, 122 W. 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002. Questions about this action or requests for other related information and documents should also be directed to Cathy Norris at 307-777-6372 (Fax: 307-777-5973) or email cathy.norris@wyo.gov.
Requests for information about the proposed discharge certification should be directed to Jeremy ZumBerge by phone (307-675-5638) or email jeremy.zumberge@wyo.gov. Comments on the discharge certification must be addressed to Jeremy ZumBerge, WDEQ, 2100 W. Fifth Street, Sheridan, WY 82801, and be postmarked on or before May 21, 2013 to be considered. Reference file #2013-00800. Phone or email comments will not be accepted.
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The Wyoming Water and Waste Advisory Board (WWAB) will meet on June 14, 2013 beginning at 9 AM at the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission building, 2211 King Blvd, Casper, Wyoming. The public is invited to attend and encouraged to comment on all matters before the WWAB. The Water Quality Division Water and Wastewater Section will present proposed revisions to Water Quality Rules and Regulations Chapter 25, Small Wastewater Systems. The proposed revisions update design requirements and correct inconsistencies identified since the language was originally promulgated in 1984. The WQD presentation will include the proposed rule, written comments and the analysis of comments, along with any modifications proposed by WDEQ/WQD. The notice for submitting written comments on the WDEQ/WQD proposed revisions was first published on April 26, 2013. Written comments submitted by May 27, 2013 will be included in the analysis of comments presentation. Please address questions concerning the proposed revisions to Water Quality Rules and Regulations Chapter 25 to: William Tillman, DEQ/WQD, Herschler Building 4-W, 122 West 25th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, (307) 777-6941, william.tillman@wyo.gov.
Draft SOPR, Chapter 25 CLEAN, Chapter 25 STRIKE UNDERLINE, Chapter 25 Stakeholder Comments, Chapter 25 Responses to Stakeholder Comments
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WYPDES PROPOSED Discharge Permit Public Notices
Applications and Draft Permits associated with the Public Notice will be posted within five (5) business days of Public Notice Publication.
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January 17, 2012 Comment due date February 17, 2012 |
February 14, 2012 Mineral Mining General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Comment due date March 14, 2012 |
February 17, 2012 Comment due date March 19, 2012 |
March 16, 2012 Comment due date April 16, 2012 |
April 16, 2012 Comment due date May 17, 2012 |
May 15, 2012 Comment due date June 15, 2012 |
June 15, 2012 Comment due date July 16, 2012 |
July 16, 2012 Comment due date August 16, 2012 |
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August 6, 2012 Industrial General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Comment due date September 5, 2012 |
August 23, 2012 Comment due date September 24, 2012 |
September 17, 2012 Comment due date October 18, 2012 |
October 15, 2012 Comment due date November 15, 2012 |
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November 16, 2012 Comment due date December 17, 2012 |
December 17, 2012 Comment due date January 17, 2013 |
January 15, 2013 Comment due date February 15, 2013 |
January 25, 2013 Comment due date February 28, 2013 |
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February 15, 2013 Comment due date March 22, 2013 |
March 15, 2013 Comment due date April 15, 2013 |
April 15, 2013 Comment due date May 16, 2013 |
May 16, 2013 Comment due date June 17, 2013 |
Past Public notices may be viewed on the
Public Notice Archive Page
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UIC(Underground Injection Control) PROPOSED Injection Well Permits
Draft Permit - UIC # 12-406-The UIC Program is proposing the modification of permit #12-406 for Cole's Trailer Court Septic System. This permit proposes to authorized the continued injection of 11,200 gallons per day maximum and 6,990 gallons per day on average of primarily treated domestic sewage from thirty-two (32) mobile homes, and one (1) permanent residence into an unnamed, alluvial aquifer via a leachfield. Groundwater within the project area is classified as Class I by use, according to Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations, Chapter 8. This classification is made because there are several domestic wells within the immediate vicinity of the mobile home park utilizing the groundwater for domestic us. The permit applicants are Tracy and Toni Patterson, 700 Kimball Street #11, Douglas, WY 82633. The mobile home park is located in the NW1/4, NW1/4, Section 21, Township 32North, Range 71 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Converse County, WY. The public is invited to comment on this draft permit until June 6th, 2013.
Draft Permit - UIC # 12-460-The UIC Program is proposing to issue permit renewal #12-460 for Evans Mobile Home Court Septic System. This permit proposes to authorize a maximum permitted injection rate of 25,200 gallons per day (gpd) and an average permitted injection rate of 15,120 gpd. The waste consists of primarily treated domestic sewage from seventy-two (72) mobile homes into the alluvial aquifer adjacent to the Snake River via thirty-six (36) existing leachfields. Groundwater within the project area is classified as Class I by use according to Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations, Chapter 8. This classification is made because there are several domestic wells within the immediate vicinity of the mobile home park utilizing the groundwater for domestic use. The permit applicant is Evans Mobile Home Court, ATTN: Ms. Della J. Walsh, PO BOX 2587, Jackson, WY. The mobile home park is systems located in SW 1/4 of Section 34, Township 40 North, Range 116 West, and the NE1/4 of Section3, Township 39N, Range 116 West, of the 6th Principal Meridian, Teton County. The public is invited to comment on this draft permit until June 6th, 2013.
Draft Permit - UIC - # 13-021- The UIC Program is proposing to issue permit modification #13-021 for Snake River RV Park Septic Systems. This permit proposes to authorize a maximum permitted injection rate of 17,658 gallons per day (gpd) and an average permitted injection rate of 10,595 gpd. The waste consists of primarily treated domestic sewage from two restroom/bathhouses that will provide facilities for 26 unsewered tent sites and seventeen camping cabins, a laundry facility, a lodge, 44 sewered recreational park trailer sites, and 14 sewered recreational vehicle sites into the alluvial aquifer adjacent to the Snake River via four (4) leachfields. Groundwater within the project area is classified as Class I by use according to Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations, Chapter 8. This classification is made because there are several domestic wells within the immediate vicinity of the RV park utilizing the groundwater for domestic use. The permit applicant is Snake River RV park, ATTN: Mr. Richard S. Chatham, 9705 S US Highway 89, Jackson, WY. The RV park is located in the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 14, Township 39 North, Range 116 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Teton County. The public is invited to comment on this draft permit until June 6th, 2013.
Draft Permit -- UIC # 12-252 The UIC Program is proposing to issue permit # 12-252 for PA Prospect, LLC (PAP) Non-Hazardous Class I injection well, Government 4-35. PAP proposes to convert an existing Class II injection well into a Class I commercial injection well. This permit proposes to authorized the injection of produced water and other industrial wastes at a maximum injection rate of 3,028 barrels per day into the Lower Almy Sands of the Fort Union Formation. Groundwater within the injection formation is classified as Class VI by quality according to Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations, Chapter 8. Because the well was previously permitted as a UIC Class II disposal well, an aquifer exemption of the Lower Almy Sand between approximately 2,797 and 2,841 below ground surface (BGS) has already been obtained. No formations below the proposed injection zone contain an underground source of drinking water. The permit applicant if Mr. Jerry Nelson, President, PA Prospect, LLC, Columbus, MT 59019. The injection well is located in Section 35, Township 30 North, Range 113 West, of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Sublette County, WY. The public is invited to comment on this draft permit until May 30th, 2013.
UIC (Underground Injection Control) FINAL Injection Well Permits Involving Public Comments on Draft Permits
Final Permit # 10-498 The UIC Program has modified existing permit #10-498, Patriot Energy Resources ("Patriot"), South Kitty Class V Miscellaneous Injection. The Underground Injection Control (UIC) program has determined after review of one year's worth of operational monitoring data that the injection activity has not degraded the aquifer and is not expected to do so. The modified permit will allow the Administrator to consider short term periods of injection and allow for the modification of post-injection monitoring requirements when deemed appropriate to do so.
Final Permit Public Comments Response to Comments
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Last Update: April 26, 2013